Zed vs Neeko
How to Beat Neeko as Zed
based on 3,607 Zed vs Neeko matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Zed vs Neeko Matchup Summary
Best Zed vs Neeko Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Neeko as Zed
Tips for Playing as Zed against Neeko
Placing a Living Shadow before using Death Mark can give Zed a safe escape from combat.
Saving energy and spell cooldowns until you use your ultimate will maximize Death Mark's damage.
Quickly double tapping Living Shadow will teleport Zed to his shadow immediately for rapid escapes.
Advice to Win Against Neeko
Pop Blossom's warning visuals are invisible if Neeko is disguised.
Standing behind minions against Neeko is very dangerous as Tangle-Barbs become stronger.
Zed vs Neeko Counter Stats
How to Counter Neeko with Zed in LoL
The stats provided here feature some influential Zed vs. Neeko matchup stats that can help you grasp the distinctions between this pair of champions. For instance, Zed’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Neeko’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Zed may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Neeko. This observation is largely fueled by the difference in kills.
Zed often has a slightly larger longest killing spree than his opponent does. On average, he receives a similar amount of damage to Neeko. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also show that the champ with higher HP has less mobility and thus is unable to flee from additional damage when engaged or poked.
Differences between Zed and Neeko
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Who is Better, Zed or Neeko?
Both LoL champions are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Zed usually loses when trying to fight Neeko, with a 47.9% win rate. Thus, Zed makes a poor counter to Neeko.
While Zed does have a lower win rate compared to Neeko, when they face off with one another, Zed also has a greater level of difficulty that makes him a more complex character to learn. You should expect to face a difficult match when picking Zed into Neekoas his relative depth means you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.
Moreover, Zed has only a small amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Neeko. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there isn't a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Zed vs Neeko matchups, Neeko is the better champion with a lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during team fights.
Zed is a terribly counter for Neeko. Make sure you focus your strategy on maximizing your gold income and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Zed against Neeko.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To truly master Zed to counter Neeko during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you mind the build and suggestions displayed here, you will grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Zed usually racks up a similar amount of CS relative to Neeko. Champs who typically don't take much CS usualy don't require much CS to be effective, such as supports. They are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require many items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the values displayed here to do well.
The most important items to focus on in your Zed versus Neeko build include Edge of Night, Axiom Arc, and Voltaic Cyclosword. When Zed incorporated at least these three pieces in his build, he did significantly better when facing Neeko than with many other commonly used item sets. In fact, Zed boasted an average win rate of 47.9% when playing against Neeko with this counter build.
To have the best probability of coming out on top against Neeko as Zed, you should equip the Electrocute, Taste of Blood, Eyeball Collection, Ultimate Hunter, Transcendence, and Scorch runes from the Domination and Sorcery rune sets. Out of all the rune sets players picked for Zed vs Neeko counter picks, this combination of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 47.9% winrate overall.
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